Tire for automobiles and other vehicles.



B. 'lURGEON.

URL FUR AUTUMOBILES AND OTHER VEHIULES APPLICATION FILED AUG.17, 1312.

Patented Aug. 26, 191

BENJAMIN TURGEON, OF BONESzTEEL, SQUEH DAKUEA.

TIRE FQB AUTOMOBILES AND (J'IHER VEHICLES.

Application filed Alugnst 17, gem

Speciflczlfcicr. qfiet cers Patent.

Paton. red Aug. 26, 1913.

crlal 2%. 715,647

1/ all whom it may concern: v

Be it known that I, Bnxmmz: Tuncrou, a. citizen of the United States, residing at Bonesteel, in the county of Gregory and Stale of Sonih Dakota, have invented ccrmin new and useful Improvements in Tires for Automobiles and other Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates 'to improvements in spring fires and pertains to a tire adapted lo be applied to an of file ordinary i qpes of :nicoinobilc Wheels.

The object of my invention is io provide a sprii'ig tire w ich shall be cheap, snnple in construction and which can be readily substitutcd for a pneumatic lire, without. altering or changing any parts of the Wheel or rin and which will have the necessary degree 01. resiliency.

-With the foregoing and other objects in view invention consists in certain con- Strimtions combinations and arrangements of pnris, the preferred form of which will be first described in connection with the oc companying drawings, and then the inveniion particularly pointed out in the appendno claim I Retiring-to the drawings wherein roc some part islldcsignntcd by the some refer-- ence (mineral wherever it occurs, Fig un l side elevation of a portion of the W1. '1 showing the some as equipped with my'lnvontion, the parts being broken away to more clearly show the construction; Fig. 2 is n section taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a detail perspective View of the tiresecuring parts in separated relation.

5 designates n folly of an ordinary Wheel, and it is shown as equipped with the ordinary clencher rim 6. it will be understood however that my invention is not necessarily;

.lil'nitcd to use with a rim of this type.

designates a U-slla ocd ring with the ends of the U extending ou'tward, which ring is slightly larger in diameter than the out side diameter of the rim 6.

8 designates a series of spiral springs fillllll'OCl at one end to the ring 7 by menus of the bolls 9 one bolt pacsing ilirough the rye H) in wool: rml. ends of tire series of springs is a band 11, prefcrnhly formed of canvas, leather, or xllllllnl material, to which the outer ends of llxe springs 8 arc socm'cdliy bolts 12 panting Errircling the outer n nigh inc eyes l3 in the outerendz of (he i and inc band. Preferably and as shmvrn between time mic of the bolt 12 and the band, intcrposc a suitable Washer 14 to pro enl {cc bolt pulling through ihc band,

In order to Secure ihctirc in position surronn the rim I provide-a plurality of lJ-ohapi seen devices 15, coon-comprisin central :dy 39 ion having a perforation 2.6 therein, and n of arms 3.? .-1rved 0 co min to rile curve of irn '3 and the under it 5 lUWfl in Figs. curing devices are lnsericd on opposite lion between the edges rherinia 3 and the lmiiiorn of the ring 7, is shown In Fig. l, and ilicn bolts 18 are puss-ed through the c 16 in the securing devices, the m: t 19 placed on the bolt and turned up, here v drawing the pairs of sewing doreward each other between the rim 6 lllfi r if; 3 and securely fastening the ring to iii.v rimi lirom the foregoing description it will be seen that it- "is only necessary to remove the and inner tube f the pneumatic lire from (he rim to sulieiitu my spring tire the for and lock it in posit )n in; the: secur- .J i l tllli c changes have to be r parts of the Wheel, replace the pneib if it should lie desire;

matic tire my spring fire can be readily rcilemounmlole rim surrounding said fixed rim and spaced lhcrefroim and means for removnbly allaching said dezncnnt-able rim comprising a pluralil y of U-slmped members; adapted to extend between said rims and consisting of 2L central body having a g erfornlion tlierci-li r01 Ill and arms extending there oni, gaid are 5 being arranged atriglil anglc to rile rims and in edge contain? Alierewiil: and being cmrv 52o conform to said members; are drawn toward each (3511a? i Vitnesses:

to be inserted through the perforations in m presume of two wltnesses.

an OPPOSH'QIY disposed mail of said U-shaped T i 1- M r v r a: :EE' N 53 members and PIOVldQQ Wit a nut, whersbv the edges of said rims, and a bolt adapted In testimony a vhereof I affix my sigamim'i:

to securely hoid said demsuntz ablc rim in 3 BRQWNE, 

